Research Analyst - Primary Data Intelligence Unit at Genesis Analytics

Requirements

KEY REQUIREMENTS & ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Internal Relationship Management

• Assists Senior  Associate in vetting potential partners for designated Fieldwork Partner Network (FPN) region
• Proactively identifies and initiates outreach to potential partners in countries previously unexplored by the organisation

Project Coordination

• Support day-to-day operations of research projects and coordinate logistics
• Oversee certain milestones and deliverables and ensure high-quality outputs are delivered within the prescribed time period

Data Quality Control 

• Oversees Research Assistant, ensuring adherence to quality control measures
• Assists with data quality control issues where necessary, including aggregated quality control using dashboards and statistical software, as guided by the Senior Associate

Data Collection and Data Management

• Contribute toward the development of SurveyCTO data collection tools
• Contribute toward setting up project back-ends across all tech platforms
• Contribute toward the development and implementation of fieldwork training workshops
• Coordinate and oversee fieldwork and data collection activities
• Implement stringent quality control measures and data cleaning practices

Data Analysis and Report Writing

• Contribute toward the development of data management and analysis plans
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative data analyses using statistical software
• Contribute toward report writing, including inception reports, fieldwork reports, data analysis reports and presentations

Internal Capacity Building 

• Support designing training materials for internal skills development
• Support conducting skills development workshops
• Support creating workflows and documentation skills 
• Provide support and mentorship to Research Assistants and/or interns within PDI

EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE AND PERSONAL COMPETENCIES:

• Masters degree (either completed or in progress) in Economics, Psychology, Education, Public Health, Statistics, Social Sciences, Project Management, Monitoring and Evaluation or a related subject
• Experience in working on quantitative research studies 
• Expertise in quantitative research methods and data analytics 
• Experience conducting descriptive and inferential analyses 
• An understanding of survey data in terms of representativeness, data structure and suitable analysis methods 
• Experience using a statistical analysis software such as STATA or R
• Ability to implement stringent quality control measures 
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English 
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment that requires high-level skills as well as creativity, flexibility and agility